Agoraphobia, Health Anxiety, and Social Anxiety

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0:00 Welcome and disclaimer
2:59 How do you cope if you're living with an alcoholic?
4:06 How to figure out what to do in life
8:15 Do I still make art?
8:37 Agoraphobia, health anxiety, and social anxiety
24:55 How do you change learned helplessness?
27:43 CPTSD, a holistic approach
28:01 Tips for raising young kids
34:00 How can a person learn to detach themselves from a fantasy/toxic person?
36:36 What do you think about somatic therapy?
37:35 Best therapy for CPTSD
38:23 Tips to deal with insomnia caused by an overactive brain
41:58 Do you have any advice for someone who's dealing with retroactive jealousy?
43:47 Can you permanently find a way to train your parasympathetic nervous system to calm down?
45:12 Vaccination pros and cons
48:48 Shoutout to Michael Aldo
48:56 How can we make decisions that are not emotional?
50:45 Practical steps to getting rid of paranoia
54:27 How do you tell the difference between anxiety and intuition?
57:33 How can I improve my vagal tone?/help with fibromyalgia
58:30 Who's in the wedding picture?
58:51 Can you make a KZbin video on OCD?
1:01:43 How do you know if something is an intrusive thought?
1:04:09 Help for severe social anxiety
1:05:34 Clarification: intrusive thoughts are not OCD
1:06:20 Will I make videos on ADHD?
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In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction.
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I'm so blessed to actually experience having you as a therapist. I love how big your channel has gotten. You deserve it!!

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How did you get in???

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That's sweet how I think you said that you wish you could do therapy with us all. That was caring of you xx

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We all can do it with her here

[@sadiaarman363]

I missed the live. I am from Bangladesh and i am doing your 30 video course. I already feel calmed down. I just finished taking extensive notes of video 3. I have seen a few therapiists on the net, and I believe you are the one I finally am sticking to, with commitment. I find you have an authenticity, a simplicity and a compassion in you which really pulls me!! I really appreciate you, Emma, and please keep this way! You truly are an inspiration and an example!

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I am a writer and I wrote a funny article “45 therapists and counting” but there is truth behind it because I’ve probably seen 60 psychiatrists and therapists of different varieties. All together two have helped me. But now it’s three because of you! Thank you so much.

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You are so gifted Emma in what you do. We are all blessed to have you. I am dealing with paralyzing anxiety and listening to you all night helps me tremendously. God bless you!

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How’s it going now?

[@mbrit008]

I just absolutely love your videos!! I have learned so much.

[@yvonnew416]

Your energy, experience and knowledge are so invaluable and healing . There is hope. Thank you for sharing continuously. Wishing you all the best

[@danyi4356]

Thank you for making therapy sound simple and interesting! I love that you never judge and are always hopeful. Gives me the hope and assurance that I can be better over time

[@betho.3542]

Emma, thank you for having this on KZbin next morning. Was unable to watch live and was thrilled to find you early this morning!

[@angel.heart007]

First, thank you. I come here often to feel comfort and watch all your other videos when I’m going through it badly. I play your videos over n over and even helps me fall asleep listening to you. My anxiety and health anxiety is ruining me. The bad thing is I do have some health issues that when I feel the symptoms it won’t leave my mind. My headaches or palpitations usually trigger my spiral. I always feel lightheaded, nauseous and I end up needing to use the bathroom. (On a good note it clears me out lol) I am trying to use the tools you shared but feeling health symptoms daily makes it so hard to be positive. Sometimes I can curb the amnesty attacks but sometimes it takes its own route and disregards my efforts. But I’m trying😒😒😒

[@mypersonaltestgia2704]

Ty for explaining so well the power struggle with the anxiety loop tuned agoraphobia with PTSD and CPTSD. Its torture what we put ourselves through! therapists need to identify this and provide education and techniques! 5 therapist over 2 years wasting money and time with all the obvious signs and symptoms provided, I STILL had to learn how to treat myself before i became homeless over this! THANK YOU for making this simple & clear for us to have a roadmap for high anxiety nervous system take overs!! Bring on the course!!!

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Thank you for your work! You are a huge blessing to myself and so many others. Watching your videos listening to you talk ... you just have such a peaceful spirit it calms me right down. Thank you.

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Thank you for helping this woman of 72 who has been through the mantle hea!th system in the UK all her life, in the UK with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder.Wish you'd been around when I was younger: now feel empowered through watching your videos.

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[@lmansur1000]

Thank you for offering this. Very helpful to keep working this stuff. They need to start teaching this in schools right at kindergarten and all through! Thank you and Namaste to you!

[@ppjctotoro]

I'm grateful that KZbin recommended your videos! So much more helpful and life growing compared to a lot of content out there. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@jillpruett3444]

I really liked your talk about agoraphobia. I have it and cptsd and OCD. Which is why I've been trying to get better for 40 yrs. Some of the things you said hit me pretty hard. I Have to stop the rules I've been making for my brain. Avoiding the anxious feelings like the plague. I'll be talking to my therapist about this at my next appointment. Thank you for helping me understand it a bit better. 😊

[@JessicaDarling2]

Thank you for your time, energy and awesome channel ❤️

[@MANDS81]

Thank You Emma, I missed the live chat but watching your videos while working, its motivating and helps address areas even while being busy. I could Jot down quickly , Accepting uncertainty , love that you are a Believer by the sounds of it :) working through values and taking action, i've recently learnt about mindfulness from my therapist and it is a bit hard to conquer. Gods continued blessing upon you and your family xxx

[@katiecampbell6903]

I wish I had remembered to hop on! I love that you did this! Thank you so much for posting with such detailed links to each question as well!

[@dianalove539]

Thank you so much for being here and giving out so much info! I've been struggling a lot, but I haven't been able to get a therapist. I tried online, and I found someone in REAL life but it seems like they are all booked. Everything is going to shit. Not only that but I have this gum soreness, it's not bad but I know what it signifies. I'm annoyed at life, annoyed and suicidal. going to watch more of your videos and self-theraputize myself, I cant wait to see the 7 other videos in part with "how to create the life you want" - that's all I want, but it seems like life doesn't want me to get a therapist either. And ill either die trying (literally) or ill grow stronger living

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I have the flu and I’m trying to go back to sleep I like listening to ur voice

[@tfann3076]

Right. intuition is a inner knowing, anxiety has a chaotic element to it.

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This was quite loving of you to give this to people. kudos and More power to you

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Working with a psychologist using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) was how I stopped blaming myself for the emotional abuse I was enduring in my marriage and realized what was happening. Such a powerful and underused therapy style. I feel so lucky to have stumbled across your channel. Thank you!

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You rock!! Love your thoroughness with disclaimers. I am a therapist as well and I just appreciate that. ☺ I really enjoy your content. Thank you!

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Thank you for this video. Keep up the great work, love listening to you.

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You are so helpful and have been a light in my recent life.

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Having been a long time Emma beneficiary to ‘finally’ life altering information, I looked forward to this event, and had my comment ready, that then it wouldn’t send. I didn’t think that participation was contingent, but I guess so. As interested in Emma as I am, thinking that her help & information moves others toward important world social cohesion, I was hoping to hear actual answers to others’ life dilemmas. Regardless, I’m here for the long haul. Thank you, Emma! You’re more vitally important than you know. 💗

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We are all blessed to have you, you are a blessing to this world.

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I got so much from your first live stream, thanks so much for this. Live chats are communities, I'm all for positive communities..

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Thank you so much for doing this! I get so much out of your videos. Hug your way. 🤗

[@three_hearts_east]

thank you , i apreciate you explaining axeity and panic attacks . ive been struggling but learning to except them ..again thank you .

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This is a great video. So very informative. Thank you . I am looking forward to the anxiety course you are working on. Thanks for that too!

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This was awesome! Thanks for doing live question and answer.

[@stknmggs1788]

I agree on the sleeping thing! It has worked for me to do audible books that I have listened to many times and set a timer. I go right to sleep!

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It’s great you are live! I think many of us wish you’d help us in person.

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She is certainly an amazing therapist in person!!!

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[@dessiecoder2116]

I am so glad she got her disclaimers out of the way so she can help the people who need her help.

[@beerman1957]

Sorry I missed the live chat. I enjoy your videos and I’m a frequent viewer.

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Thank you for all that you do for us!!

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You have a nice way of healing- thank you Godis

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WOW... a half a million!!! you go girl.... This is not Art its his wife Wanda . I have learned a lot from you therefore, thank you for all your help. Blessings on you and your family.

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Thank you so much for this. It truly blessed me in a time of great need and hopelessness. Please keep sharing this life saving knowledge for those of us who feel dismissed and forgotten. God is very much using you to reach some of us who are doing this on our own because it's our only choice. ❤️

[@cammaritalbot9482]

To whomever it was who shared your question about paranoia/hypervigilance, thank you! Now I have a name for the type of anxiety I feel in some social situations! Emma, I would love to learn more about hypervigilance and recovering from trauma.

[@stknmggs1788]

You are so helpful. Thank you

[@cathywestholt5324]

My sister had agoraphobia pretty much her entire life. I was ok. In 2020 just before things started to shut down with Covid-19, I lost her on hospice to severe protein malnutrition. We had lived all but 11 of her 63 years together. She had some mental handicaps and later physical handicaps. I have some physical limitations and was not strong enough to take care of her then, so I had to place her in a skilled facility. It was a very nice and caring place better than most other such places. They did provide good and balanced meals. Nancy got to a point where a deep, intense lingering grief from our father's death in 1997 was too great and she just ate less and less and declined rapidly. There may also have been a GI problem. When Covid hit and things went virtual, I decided to leave my church and find a new one. I was not happy as some of the teachings were changing. I have always been a very active church member. Right now I claim a church close to me as my church, but I have still never set foot in it. I just regularly participate online. I know that is crazy. Each Saturday night I go to bed with full intentions of getting up Sunday and going, but each week I chicken out and watch the live stream. Part could be my foolish decision to get dentures almost two years ago. Even after several relines I have never been able to eat even mashed potatoes without the lowers taking flight no matter the adhesive. Everything social has food. I may be the only person happy to wear a mask because it covers the fact that I don't have any teeth. I have everything delivered. I do not go shopping. If I get anything out, it is drive-through. The only time I leave my house is to go to work. It is pretty much a safe place because I have worked with most of these people since the very beginning when we opened. The problem is that it is a hospice house. I am the evening Administrative Assistant. I don't deal with the patients, but I do with the families. One or more people die there every day. Until my sister died on hospice at her nursing home, I viewed working there as a way to help people in their difficult moments as well as helping my clinical staff. I discovered after Nancy's death that there are no support groups for loss of an adult sibling. You are just alone....especially when you have no family support either. As patients were admitted with a sibling as their contact person, it would break my heart more. I knew ahead was the loss and grief and a void of external support. The emotional toll is getting more and more difficult. I know for my mental health I need to make a change. I even have an interview coming up with another hospital. I am very anxious about it. The position may not even actually exist yet either. I was first contacted for an early morning job. I have never been a morning person. Now after five years of working evenings I don't think I could physically go back to days. I declined that spot. They contacted me again and said they might have an evening position coming up. I am heavily relied upon at my job for my extreme attention to details, because I like nights when no other admin does, and that I offer my entire clinical and non-clinical staff 24/7 tech support gladly of my own free will. I have been given extra assignments from our home hospice team to track all of their paperwork so nothing is missing or incorrect that could result in a claim being denied. My day partner says he is overwhelmed by this report but he has not done one thing to even try to help. I am the only one with the right to be overwhelmed. One day I worked 15 hours instead of my usual 8. Some managment is changing and our best clinical staff is being recruited away and promoted to other area of the hospital. Yet in leaving who knows what the environment would be. If I could afford to retire (I will be 68 in a few weeks), I just might. But then I wonder if I would just really curl up into nothingness with only me and the two cats. I am going to go back to the dentist in early June to try to get my permanent dentures and hope they will fit well enough to allow me to eat even some basic things, and to be able to talk with them all day without the lowers coming loose at some point. If it works maybe that will help some. I would really love to have a salad and other fruits and vegetables. I have not been able to gum those. Some meats, cereals, pastas, deep dish pizza, mashed potatoes, etc has been all. I have lost almost 40 lbs. I don't really have an appetite. Not having any appetite, limited things I can eat and deep depression, I have wondered if I am headed out the same way as Nancy. She was my whole purpose in life. Loving her and taking care of her was my life. Now it's just empty. I just want to stay at home with the cats and be content with a couple of bowls of cereal a day...I am actually content with that.

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❤ I just want to give you a hug. You've been through alot 😢

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[@domcolliermusic6390]

i have both agoraphobia and health anxiety

[@jillknowles5015]

Hi Emma, sorry I missed the live stream. Your videos are great and you provide such practical help for so many. Your 'brain toolbox' for want of a better phrase, is very powerful. Thank you from Buckinghamshire, UK 🇬🇧 xx

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Great answer re. vaccines. Thank you for sharing your accessment and opinion on that! and thanks for all your outstanding videos, too.

[@deborahhennessy4463]

Hi from Northern lreland. Wonderful insightful work you do so very much appreciated. 😉😘

[@anthonyturton8091]

Thank you for another great video . I missed this live, but still found the less formal ,unpractised presentation style very engaging which will help me listen more to the other vids. I really respect you recommending other peoples work It shows integrity . best wishes to you and to anyone that reads this

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Thank you for all the nuts of information.

[@francinez]

Love from Singapore!

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New subscriber, I’m 56 and finding myself at a weird place in my life! Happy I found you!

[@alexx0987]

Oh I am sorry! I am an Italian subscriber, I forget to put the alarm watch at 2.00 am. So I will enjoy this live during next days. Thank you very much!

[@swimmerdav]

I am from Malaysia. Missed the live stream. Looking forward for next one.

[@joycemarion100]

I'm from Singapore. Thanks so much for your teaching n encouragement

[@Mr.Blister1960]

Says '1.01M subscribers...it should now read 1.01 + 1 subscribers. I'm very happy to have found this channel. Thank you, Emma. Sharing your craft has touched my journey and I'm grateful. Rock on, Mama :)

[@nancymosby7369]

Ur awesome at what u do that’s why we’re listening 👂

[@catherinecarter4934]

Love love love you. Thank you.

[@drafederico]

Watching this a year after and I found it so useful, I loved ❤️ it. Thank you Doctor for your education. Something that struck me is that you shared that you don't know how to be a mom 🤣 I have two toddlers and I feel the same.I took notes from all the books you recommended. 🤗 thank you so much... all the video is a jewel

[@carlcann9119]

Sorry I missed this. With a stress disorder, I constantly recondition my responses with every social contact. I do better by avoiding social contact. This fetches up in depression so it's not much of a fix. So I am either down on others or down on myself, which does not make for a very happy life. I have a degree in fine arts, but I have stopped producing artwork. Artwork pushes me into social situations that I outright hate. Being a failure at my one great talent has my parents, siblings, kids, grandkids, and friends very disappointed in me. At this point in my life it is just me and God. You are the first mental health professional who will not try to convince me that there is no God.

[@FirstWomanonTheMoon1]

You are one of the people that I admire the most Emma. I love your work and consider it in high regard. You are amazing! 💕 ❤️ 🌜 🚀 ☕ 💕 🌕

[@dianedemarco370]

I wish I hadn’t missed this live stream. I have a driving fear of highways and driving over long highway bridges over water. I cannot see my family unless I drive over a bridge any of the bridges that go across to see them. I have been working with this one therapist since 2018 and it helped at first. I moved closer to them but not on the other side of the bridge yet due to my job requirements for distance. I didn’t have a full panic attack till august of 2021 but haven’t stopped treatment but it’s virtual now. At least my worst fear of having a seizure didn’t happen because I said stop over and over out loud till I was off the bridge.btw I have epilepsy but never had a seizure in all the 25 years or more since I have been driving.

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[@kevinmasterson5733]

You're great. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. Where is your practice. Would love to see you.

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Love you so much!

[@jennifercobble457]

Part 2: My kids and I do wear masks in indoor spaces, and my whole family is all vaccinated. But very nervous about my kids going back to school, and about breakthrough cases, long Covid, losing sense of taste forever, etc. I am trying to control what I can, but I am having trouble living thru this pandemic. Have lots of trouble sleeping at night🌷💐

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I know several people who are having this same issue. One of the best things that has helped them is to not what the news which is feeding fear.

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@@elliemathews6884 thank you

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You're helping mw a lot by just listening to you when I'm asleep i kinda want to hug you if i can

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Thank you ❤

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Oklahoma City thanks for all you do! Bless you!

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Thank you

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Thank you so much

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Happy Thursday 💜💜

[@littlevoice_11]

It's great to do a Q&A. I hope you do it again. But maybe you could go back to the recording afterwards and timestamp the key questions you cover. This is particularly useful if it is a long video.

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Sorry I missed this would love to chat with you. Will need to join the next one live

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I am so sorry I missed the live stream I hope you do it again.

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brave title handled well, good work!

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Hello from Las Vegas NV USA. Many Blessings and Love to you and your family ⭕❌‼️

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Hi from Switzerland! Suggestion for Brian: "Live on purpose TV" with Dr Paul Jenkins. He helps you with EVERY aspect of raising toddlers to young adults and it's very easy to follow. Emma, you're a gem, your channel helped me through a very difficult time with my teenage daughter. I still savour your videos!!

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The art of parenting is amazing

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It’s a book

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This was fantastic! Thank you! 🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🦋🌺🥰😃

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Hi from NY

[@penelopebranson3621]

Here is why exposure therapy does not work for some agoraphobics. First of all as of 2023 the literature that I have read states that agoraphobia is not a fear of leaving the house, that is a common misconception. The fear is more about having a panic attack or severe anxiety in any given situation, such as being trapped in an elevator, public transportation, driving long, distances, alone, or even with others, and fearing that you were going to have a panic attack. Just learning that much about agoraphobia has helped me focus on what I need to work on more than all of the talk therapy. I’ve had in the last 20 years. the second aspect to this is that some of us with agoraphobia have a tempted time and time again to confront our fears to go out and face our fears, which still come up, and still cause panic. Instead of leaving that situation with the feeling of victory, like saying, I did it, and this lessons,, or feeling less that it lessons my fair , some of us get caught in a guilt, shame spiral. For me personally, I have no idea why my body chooses to go into panic or anxiety in certain situations, and I therefore continue to blame myself, to beat myself up, and to allow others to beat me up mentally. Because if I tell them about my anxiety, they do not understand it and since I can’t understand it, and I can’t explain it. It becomes a battle. Since I am at the center of the problem, let’s say I avoid going to a destination wedding, and then I am known as the one that just never shows up because I don’t care enough, I can say to myself, I can see how people would think that, however I can’t fault them, but I can fault myself. So not only does desensitization not work for some of us, it makes things far worse. It is also illogical to try to cure panic by going on a plane, traveling, long distance, getting on an elevator, doing any of the several things that caused us panic . It is just not a realistic way to deal with agoraphobia. I am choosing right now to work through a book on cognitive therapy that talks about agoraphobia and how to change your thinking or rewire your thoughts. I understand that this goes very deep and this is not going to be easy and probably not pleasant, however nothing is worse than the panic and anxiety one feels when they are out in the panic inducing situation, which, by the way, sometimes comes out of nowhere, and again you’re left feeling like you failed again, and you don’t know why. Keep this in mind. If you have a child or a pet who is so ill that you’re not sure what the outcome will be of this illness, but you are aware that it could be death, and it could be extremely painful, try telling you her self to do exposure therapy so that you feel better. Not only is it not going to happen, this is the ceiling that I have when someone says just do it, or take baby steps. Some thing is not working with this system, or paradigm of telling people with agoraphobia to do desensitization or exposure therapy.

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Hi you are so kind

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Cutie

[@lela145]

Hi from Serbia, i just watched reply ☺️. I am too sensitive and C-PTSD. Working on my problems with therapist. How to regain trust in people, possible "abandoning" is always above my head. (even when my therapist is little detracts, i can understand it cognitive, but my emotions don't 😄). Thank you Emma ❤️

[@elizabethwilk9615]

🙏

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Awesome ! 💙 💙 💙